As I live on a very busy streetcorner, and love the sounds of music and silence, I have wondered from time to time if it would be possible to take the world around me and to ask it to be a little more quiet. Could I mute the street traffic, the dogs barking, and the folks out waiting for the bus?

In "Mutescape", I took a single field recording of my neighborhood, over 33 minutes long, and subjected it to a series of compressions, eq shifts and effects. My goal was to replace my surroundings with a quieter, dronier version of themselves-- perhaps as a sleep aid, a relaxant, or just as an object of interest.

The result, I think, works-- the filters and effects emphasize the tonal quality of my sonic environment, and there is a pleasing consistency to the piece. I hope you agree!


This audio is part of the collection: Treetrunk
It also belongs to collection: Netlabels

Artist/Composer: Thomas Park (mystified)
Date: 2006-02-25
Keywords: field recording; phonography; ambient; ; drone; processed

Creative Commons license: Attribution

Notes

Thanks to Sandy Spreitz for the cover art ( www.sandystudio.com ) and for the folks in my neighborhood for adding their voices and sounds to the piece.

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Reviewer: Thierry Massard - - March 10, 2006
Subject: the sound of walls
close to the spirit of the ready mades of Marcel Duchamp.
an interesting approach and piece.
thank you

... maybe still too much cars in the street :)

Reviewer: Andilou - - February 25, 2006
Subject: Mystified has an "ear" for art.
I really enjoy "listening" to his "view" of the world around him. This piece gives me hope that more people will find the beauty of sounds that we normally take for granted in our everyday lives.